On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 50 .627 --
Yankees 78 55 .586 5.5
Brewers 77 58 .570 7.5
Orioles 76 60 .559 9.0
Tigers 74 60 .552 10.0
Indians 58 76 .433 26.0
Blue Jays 55 82 .401 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 61 .541 --
Angels 72 63 .533 1.0
Rangers 66 66 .500 5.5
Athletics 64 72 .471 9.5
Twins 59 76 .437 14.0
White Sox 56 79 .415 17.0
Mariners 50 83 .376 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 60 .545 --
Pirates 69 64 .519 3.5
Cubs 67 66 .504 5.5
Expos 63 73 .463 11.0
Cardinals 58 77 .430 15.5
Mets 54 81 .400 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 55 .596 --
Giants 78 57 .578 2.5
Reds 74 61 .548 6.5
Padres 70 67 .511 11.5
Astros 63 71 .470 17.0
Braves 59 76 .437 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davey Lopes 4
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Mora 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Bruce Boisclair 1
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Andres Mora 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
1 Bump Wills 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.40
2 Scott Sanderson 1.00
3 Jack Kucek 0.86
4 Larry Christenson 0.80
4 2 others tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 9
2 Larry Christenson 8
3 Frank Tanana 7
4 Dave Goltz 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Dave Parker .319
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Jeff Burroughs .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
2 George Foster 31
3 Gorman Thomas 30
4 Larry Hisle 29
4 Greg Luzinski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 114
2 Rusty Staub 106
3 George Foster 98
3 Larry Hisle 98
5 Steve Garvey 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 61
2 Omar Moreno 58
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 45
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jon Matlack 2.30
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
4 Mike Caldwell 2.38
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 19
2 Mike Caldwell 17
2 Mike Flanagan 17
2 Jim Palmer 17
2 Frank Tanana 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 249
2 Phil Niekro 210
3 Ron Guidry 207
4 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Doug Bair 23
5 Gene Garber 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .429
2 Ken Reitz .410
3 Dave Parker .407
4 Dusty Baker .400
5 Bake McBride .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Porter 6
1 Jim Rice 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 19
2 Darrell Porter 16
2 Willie Stargell 16
4 George Hendrick 14
4 Ben Oglivie 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Garry Templeton 8
4 Frank Taveras 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.00
2 Bob Knepper 0.53
3 Kent Tekulve 0.57
4 Mike Proly 0.60
5 Dave LaRoche 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Dennis Leonard 26
3 Don Sutton 24
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Joe Kerrigan 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .403
2 Dave Parker .397
3 Rico Carty .396
4 Ben Oglivie .381
5 Garry Templeton .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 10
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 33
2 George Hendrick 32
3 Jim Rice 31
4 Ken Griffey 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Bump Wills 13
5 Garry Templeton 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.34
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Steve Comer 1.37
4 Jon Matlack 1.42
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Robinson 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 51
2 Ron Guidry 44
2 J. R. Richard 44
4 Jerry Koosman 43
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Al Oliver .322
4 Dave Parker .315
5 Lou Piniella .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Eddie Murray 35
3 Reggie Smith 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Rusty Staub 127
3 George Foster 121
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
1 Omar Moreno 70
3 Frank Taveras 54
4 Julio Cruz 52
4 Bump Wills 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Jon Matlack 2.32
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Phil Niekro 253
3 Ron Guidry 241
3 Nolan Ryan 241
5 Dennis Leonard 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 28